LISTENING EXERCISE
INTERMEDIATE level
Materials
Main Aims
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By the end of this lesson students will have had practices listening for gist and and more detailed answers, using a recording of an article about children who have been raised by animals.
Subsidiary Aims
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to provide fluency speaking practice
Procedure (50-50 minutes)
Greet students and have them sitting in pairs, Ask them about what we did last lesson, and explain that this lesson is going to be a little bit different.
Focus students attention on the pictures and new words, first eliciting possible meanings, and assisting if they don't understand. Use the matching word/phrase exercise, Pair-work to encourage interaction. Use concept questions to check the students understanding of new words and phrases, drilling
Sts listen to text, are asked to write down what they think the article is about, do they believe it to be fact or fiction, and why? Can they think of any story or movie that this might relate to? Show Jungle Book picture
Sts in pairs Read through handout before playing the recording Sts listen to text again, Answer questions on the handout in pairs, T- monitor students, quick Class feedback afterwards
Have the St in groups of 4 Talk about their own family/upbringing, was there anything different/uncommon or unusual that they did? Compare stories with other students, similarities and differences. If they were to grow up with animals, which ones and why? T= monitor students, taking notes of anything interesting to ask the students about in feedback time( make sure the groups of 4 are a range of proficiency levels)
Give feedback on students work/answers, use a few highlights and encourage students to share with the class. Answer questions, giving correction for common errors. If possible, eliciting answers from the students before giving them yourself